Baseball calendar: April 4 � Opening day, New York Yankees at Boston
Associated Press
Feb. 11-19 � Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Feb. 18 � Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players.
Feb. 23 � Voluntary reporting date for other players.
March 2 � Mandatory reporting date.
March 2-11 � Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
March 17� Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
March 31 � Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2010 salary.
April 4 � Opening day, New York Yankees at Boston, active rosters reduced to 25 players.
June 7-9 � Amateur draft, Secaucus, N.J.
July 13 � All-Star game, Anaheim, Calif.
July 25 � Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 31 � Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
Aug. 15 � Last day to sign selections from 2010 amateur draft who have not exhausted college eligibility.
Sept. 1 � Active rosters expand to 40 players.
November � Free agent filing period, first 15 days after World Series ends.
Dec. 6-9 � Winter meetings, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Dec. 12 � Last day for teams to offer 2011 contracts to unsigned players.